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| Olympic 100m final bottle thrower Ashley Gill-Webb guilty | Olympic 100m final bottle thrower Ashley Gill-Webb guilty |
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| A man who threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100m final has been found guilty of public order offences. | A man who threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100m final has been found guilty of public order offences. |
| Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, was arrested at the Olympic Stadium on 5 August last year. | Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, was arrested at the Olympic Stadium on 5 August last year. |
| Gill-Webb, who also shouted at athletes including Usain Bolt, was found guilty of two public order offences at Stratford Magistrates' Court. | Gill-Webb, who also shouted at athletes including Usain Bolt, was found guilty of two public order offences at Stratford Magistrates' Court. |
| His lawyers had said he was suffering from a "manic episode" at the time. | His lawyers had said he was suffering from a "manic episode" at the time. |
| 'Want you to lose' | |
| Gill-Webb was found guilty of intending to cause the 100m finalists harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or disorderly behaviour, contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act as well as an alternative charge contrary to Section 5 of the act. | Gill-Webb was found guilty of intending to cause the 100m finalists harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or disorderly behaviour, contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act as well as an alternative charge contrary to Section 5 of the act. |
| Finding Gill-Webb guilty of both charges, District Judge William Ashworth said: "The video, in my view, clearly shows Mr Gill-Webb checking to see if he is under observation before taking the risk of throwing the bottle. | |
| "I am sure that he was at that point weighing up the chances of being caught." | |
| The man's actions were "rational and wrong" and intended to cause harassment, alarm and distress, the judge said. | |
| The court heard Gill-Webb, who has bipolar affective disorder, managed to get into the Olympic Park and the stadium using an old ticket. But no ticket was found on him when he was detained by police. | |
| He pushed his way through the crowd in the exclusive seating area close to the starting line from where he lobbed the bottle. | |
| He was confronted by Dutch judo champion Edith Bosch after he threw the bottle. She heard him say "Bolt, I want you to lose", the court heard. | |
| Other witnesses said he also shouted at other finalists, including Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake and Justin Gatlin of the US. | |
| Bolt eventually went on to win the race in 9.63 seconds. | |
| The prosecution told the court it accepted Gill-Webb was unwell but dismissed the argument about intention. | |
| He did not give evidence at the trial and had denied the offences. But his DNA was later found on the bottle. |